παλτός

English (LSJ)

ή, όν,

   A brandished, hurled, πῦρ S.Ant.131 (lyr.).    II as Subst. παλτόν, τό, missile, dart, A.Fr.16; of a light spear used by the Persian cavalry, X.Cyr.4.3.9, 6.2.16, cf. Arr.Fr.158 J.; projectile discharged from a catapult, Id.Tact.43.1.

German (Pape)

[Seite 453] geschwungen, πῦρ, der Blitz, Soph. Ant. 131.